Boats - Sailing - Ships
Apr. 12, 1966 - San Juan Trader, 60, 100 DWT, the world's triple-purpose carrier, was launched last week at Tsurumi Shipyard of Nippon Kokan, Yokohama. Usually bulk carriers are not capable of hauling liquid cargoes, while ore or oil carriers are not suited for transporting cargoes such as grain and coal. But San Juan Trader transport dry cargo such as ore or its semi-finished products, bulk cargoes such as coal or grain and liquid cargoes. Her cargo capacity is 56, 278.9 cubic metres for ore, 77, 246.56 for bulk cargo and 85, 170.6 for oil. Her length is 236.22 metres and her maximum speed of 17.01 knots. Photo Shows: Aerial view of the San Juan Trader, the world's first triple-purpose carrier
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